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Poached (2014)

by Stuart Gibbs(Favorite Author)

4.28 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1442467770 (ISBN13: 9781442467774)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

series

Teddy Fitzroy

review 1: This Stuart Gibbs mystery is a great companion to Belly Up. I think I preferred Belly Up, maybe because the Hippo, even though he was dead, had a personality. Koala's apparently have zero. I was surprised to find out who the poacher was up until the very end. I liked the fact that Gibbs doesn't make everything end in a perfect world as that is not the way of the world. A lot of people did suffer and that happens in real life.Teddy's parents work for FunJungle, a zoo in Texas. They live in a company trailer park in back of the zoo. Teddy seems to find trouble and is always under the watchful eye of Large Marge, who is head of security and very much not a Teddy fan. Trouble comes to Teddy by way of a middle school bully named Vance and his minions, twins, referred to as Jim... moreTim. Vance coerces Teddy into pulling a prank at the shark tank or face a swirly in the Toilet of Doom. Here is where the mystery begins as Teddy finds refuge from his bullies in the koala exhibit. Later when Kazoo, the popular koala at the zoo comes up missing, the only suspect is Teddy who happens to be the only person who appears on the security videos. While a mystery, the book is still full of laughs and you will find emotions as Teddy is treated so unjustly.
review 2: "I would never have been accused of stealing the koala if Vance Jessup hadn't made me drop a human arm in the shark tank."Teddy is wreaking havoc at FunJungle once again. This time, Kazoo the Koala on loan from Australia, is kidnapped and Teddy is the only one seen on the security footage leaving the enclosure. That's enough for Large Marge, head of security at FunJungle, and she immediately decides to arrest Teddy. So once again, Teddy must solve the mystery himself. Staying one step ahead of Marge (sometimes by wearing a gigantic koala suit), Teddy begins to form a list of suspects with opportunity and motive. There's Charlie Connor, former clown, who now is a FunJungle Mascot and not very happy about it. Then there's Freddie Malloy, who holds Kazoo responsible for him losing his show. What about "Astro Cap" guy who seems to be lurking around every corner. And, of course, there is the ever present bully, Vance Jessup and his toadies, TimJim. No lack of suspects, just a lack of solid evidence.There is one good thing about all of this. Teddy's potential guilt is making him famous at school will all the popular kids, including Violet Grace, head cheerleader. She even slips Teddy her phone number. And the upheaval at FunJungle also gives Teddy a chance to talk to Summer again, who is away at a private school for the semester. But time is ticking away and Kazoo is in great danger, not having the proper food to eat. Teddy knows he must solve the crime quickly.Students who enjoyed "Belly Up" will also enjoy this book. Teddy is a funny, intelligent character with great deductive reasoning skills. less

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